Clark: June 18, 1804
Camped along the river, the expedition spent a rainy Monday on maintenance work, repairing ropes, making oars, drying wet sails, and jerking meat. Six hunters sent across the river to the prairie returned with five deer, and Colter killed a large, very fat bear. Heavy morning showers slowed progress. Health was poor: several men suffered from dysentery, and roughly two-thirds had boils or ulcers, some with eight or ten sores. Mosquitoes were severe. Despite this, the cords and oars were finished by evening and spirits remained high.
June 18th Monday Some raind last night, Sent out 6 Hunters to day across
the R. they Killed 5 Deer & Colter a Bear verry fat we continue to
repare our ropes & make oars all day, heavy rain all the fore pt. of
the day, the party Drying meat & greesing themselves, Several men with
the Disentary, and two thirds of them with ulsers or Boils, Some with 8 or
10 of those Turners Mesquetors verry bad we finish our Cords & oars
this evening Men in Spirits
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June 18th Monday Some rain last night, and Some hard Showers this morning
which delay our work verry much, Send out Six hunters in the Prarie on the
L S. they kill 5 Deer & Coltr a Bear, which verry large & fat, the
party to wok at the oars, make rope, & jurk their meat all Day Dry our
wet Sales &c. in the evening, The misquiter verry bad
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June 18th, Monday. Some rain last night. Sent out 6 hunters today across the river. They killed 5 deer, and Colter killed a bear, very fat. We continued to repair our ropes and make oars all day. Heavy rain all the early part of the day. The party was drying meat and greasing themselves. Several men with dysentery, and two thirds of them with ulcers or boils, some with 8 or 10 of those tumors. Mosquitoes very bad. We finished our cords and oars this evening. Men in good spirits.
June 18th, Monday. Some rain last night, and some hard showers this morning, which delayed our work very much. Sent out six hunters in the prairie on the larboard side. They killed 5 deer, and Colter a bear, which was very large and fat. The party worked at the oars, made rope, and jerked their meat all day. Dried our wet sails, etc., in the evening. The mosquitoes very bad.
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